SGT
Carl H Zaum
Aged 27, fallen January 25, 1945
- Unit
- Company K, 242nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 12147871
- Hometown
- Queens, New York
- Date of death
- January 25, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, New York
Sergeant Carl H Zaum, serial number 12147871, of Queens, New York, served with Company K of the 242nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 25, 1945, at the age of 27. He is buried at Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, New York.
Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.
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